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Peter SchorschApril 17, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Will a ruling for Tampa strip club mogul Joe Redner, allowing him to personally grow and make juice of medical marijuana, give a boost to John Morgan’s separate lawsuit to allow it to be smoked by patients? Redner’s attorney thinks […]

Staff ReportsApril 17, 2018

Before ‘slimeball,’ there was the grace of Barbara and George H.W. Bush The current President of the United States is no better than a “mob boss,” according to the former Director of the FBI. The former Director of the FBI is a “slimeball,” according to the current President of the United States. Just another day […]

Peter SchorschApril 16, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot On the first day the state’s Constitution Revision Commission reconvened in full in Tallahassee since last month, the wheels started coming off the bus over “bundling.” That’s another way to describe the grouping, or combining, of proposed changes. That’s so […]

Scott PowersApril 16, 2018

Rick Scott has found something else to talk about on the campaign trail: term limits. The Republican Florida governor’s first television commercial in his campaign to be elected U.S. Senator is not about his calling-card issue, jobs, but on a new issue his campaign hopes to use against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson — term limits. […]

Danny McAuliffeApril 16, 2018

Twitter’s tagline says it all: “It’s what’s happening.” In Florida, the sharpest pols know the Twittersphere is a great tool to get the message out. And over the weekend, it’s easy to overlook some of their activity. But don’t worry, Florida Politics has you covered. Big news came Friday night when President Donald Trump announced […]

Staff ReportsApril 13, 2018

Ross departure more surprising than Ryan’s In some ways, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s announcement he was leaving Congress was surprising. When the third person in line for the presidency drops the microphone on a career as one of the most influential officials on Capitol Hill, people take notice. On the other hand, rumors of his departure were […]

Peter SchorschApril 12, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot A coalition of progressive and other groups that have taken on a watchdog role over the Florida Constitution Revision Commission is venting yet again. On Thursday, the group complained in an open letter that commissioners won’t vote separately on the […]

Peter SchorschApril 11, 2018

Last Call – A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot When lawmakers passed mental health and school safety legislation after February’s mass shooting at a Broward County high school, it included the creation of a blue-ribbon panel. The idea for the group was “to investigate system failures … and prior […]

Peter SchorschApril 10, 2018

Last Call — A prime-time read of what’s going down in Florida politics. First Shot Citrus news is getting to be a broken record: The latest report by U.S. Department of Agriculture holds Florida orange production “steady” with a slight decrease in grapefruit production, according to a Tuesday news release. The USDA’s March report estimates […]

Staff ReportsApril 10, 2018

Next seven months will be a game of Washington small ball After a two-week break for the Easter recess, Congress is back in Washington. As they return, there are a couple of items that will generate news, but big legislation is unlikely now and over the remaining seven months before the November elections. There will be no […]

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